The fight for the No. 1 pick in this year's NFL Draft took a final turn Sunday as the regular season came to a close.
Heading into Week 18, the New England Patriots were in pole position to lock down the top pick in April's draft.
However, the Patriots were victims of their own success on Sunday when they stunned the Buffalo Bills with a 23-16 victory, their first since Nov. 10.
It was a game they were expected to lose and their surprising loss had disastrous consequences for their draft positions as they were knocked out, opening up the top spot for a new team to pounce.
With a 23-14 loss to the Houston Texans, the Tennessee Titans emerged with the no. 1 pick: A small consolation for their ugly 3-14 season.
The steal of the pick is a boost for the Titans, who will be in the market for a quarterback this offseason.
The Tennessee Titans have stolen the first draft pick from the New England Patriots
With a loss to the Houston Texans late in the season, the Titans moved into first place.
The Patriots were victims of their own success when their upset victory over the Bills took them down.
Colorado's Shedeur Sanders is the highest-rated quarterback entering the draft, followed by Miami's Cam Ward, Alabama's Jalen Milroe and Texas' Quinn Ewers.
Meanwhile, two-way Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter appears to be the consensus highest-rated player in the 2025 class, and the Colorado star is not expected to fall beyond the top three picks.
The No. 1 pick has swung between several of the NFL's worst in recent weeks with the New York Giants, who finished the season 3-14, holding on heading into Week 17.
In a blow to the franchise, they suffered a similar fate to the Patriots on December 29 with a surprising 45-33 victory against the Indianapolis Colts, their first victory in nearly three months.
Meanwhile, New York desperately needs a new quarterback after Daniel Jones was released from his contract last month, leaving head coach Brian Daboll rotating between backups Drew Lock and Tommy DeVito.